Dec 31, 2016
British Name Trends 2016: Oliver, Olivia & Trixie Grace
How do the UK name trends of 2016 compare with those in the US? Here’s Eleanor Nickerson’s analysis!
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Dec 20, 2016
Top Ten Girl Names: Too Popular to use?
How popular is too popular to use? See ikf you agree with the Name Sage and take the poll.
Dec 15, 2016
The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names 2016
Arrow? Remington? Luna? Which of these 13 starbabies of 2016 will be the most influential?
Dec 15, 2016
The Trendiest Name in US History?
What’s been the trendiest baby name ever? You might be surprised by what this new research shows.
Dec 12, 2016
Most Popular Baby Names 2016
Here are the Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names for 2016 on Nameberry, including Olivia as the new Number 1 for girls, Ezra retaining its crown on the boys’ list, and a rundown of the hottest baby names of the year.
Dec 8, 2016
Names of the Year? Your Turn to Pick!
Nominate one more candidate for Name of the Year 2016.
Nov 10, 2016
30 Gorgeous Girl Names We Love
Berry choices are often way ahead of the national naming pack–in fact several of the Nameberry faves done’t even appear on the Social Security Top 1000—yet!
Nov 6, 2016
Baby Name Advice: Use the Name You Love
Here is some helpful baby name advice about how to counter some of the objections you might run into–accentuate the positive and remember that the bottom line is use the name you love!
Nov 1, 2016
Is This Baby Name Too Popular?
When your favorite name is everybody’s favorite, do you move on or do you stick with it despite its popularity?
Oct 16, 2016
Classic Baby Names: Finding the perfect variation
Unhappy with her common classic name, guest blogger Sarah Elizabeth searched for years to find the perfect permutation of her first and middle names. Here is her charming story.
Oct 13, 2016
Too many Madisons? Met Enough Emmas? Over Olivia?
If you’re seeing too many Madisons, Olivias, Penelopes and Harpers, Aimee Tafreshi has some suggestions for lesser used substitutes.
Oct 9, 2016
Rising Boy Names: 9 Ready to Roar
We’ve named nine girl names set to soar, now Abby does the same for the boys–from Axel to Wilder.
Oct 2, 2016
Rising Girl Names: 9 likely to soar
Some of Abby’s ideas of girls names that will really take off. Some surprises, too, like Zuri and Ruth.
Oct 2, 2016
Nickname Names: Johnny be gone
When did you last see Chuck or Dick or Johnny on a birth certificate? Nick Turner charts the downward course of several vintage nickname names–including his own.
Sep 27, 2016
Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle
The Name Sage addresses the popularity puzzle, explaining how popular names aren’t as popular as you may think. Take the poll!
Sep 22, 2016
TV Baby Names: “Stranger Things” are happening in names
Joyce and Jonathan, Barb and Nancy–can this cool series bring those dated names back? Stranger Things have happened!
Sep 21, 2016
Girls’ Baby Names: Amabel, Amity and Amaryllis
The loving element ‘Am’ has become a trending first syllable for girls, led by Amelia and Amelie.
Sep 15, 2016
Popular Baby Names: 50 shooting stars
Here are the Nameberry Picks of the most promising of the girls’ and boys’ names that increased by at least 100 points in the past year, from Achilles to Zelda.
Sep 13, 2016
8 Biggest Baby Naming Mistakes …
How NOT to name the baby! Here are the most common mistakes baby namers make and how to avoid them.
Sep 8, 2016
Influential Baby Names: Show biz ladies
Some fascinating examples of how some female movie stars have briefly propelled their names onto the popularity lists, from Debra to Piper to Nastassia.
Sep 4, 2016
Cool Boy Names: They’re ending in R!
Michael Phelps’ baby boy’s name Boomer is part of the recent morph from trendy n-ending names for boys to those ending in r. Here, Abby Sandel provides plenty of evidence.
Sep 2, 2016
Top Names in England and Wales 2015
After making us wait an agonzing extra three weeks this year, The Office of National Statistics has finally released the top names in England and Wales in 2015. Once again — unsurprisingly — Amelia and Oliver reign supreme among British names. This is Amelia‘s fifth and Oliver‘s third year in the number one spot. The Top […]
Aug 31, 2016
If This Is Your Name, You’re Probably in Kindergarten
What are the most likely names of kids entering kindergarten this year?
Aug 28, 2016
Vintage Girl Names: 9 Fresh Ideas
Fresh vintage choices for girls are on the way, so move over, Amelia and Clara and make room for Vera, Cordelia and Louisa.
Aug 21, 2016
Lu-Girl Names Inspired by Paris
There’s a bumper crop of Lu/Lou names for girls. They range from the well-established to the fresh and stylish, from the names everyone is talking about to the names that no one has discovered – yet. Some of these are Parisian imports, others are native grown,